Simple language Features

Question 1

Metaphor

Answer 1

Saying something is something else

• (e.g., “Time is a thief”).

Question 2

Simile

Answer 2

Comparing using “like” or “as”

• (e.g., “Busy as a bee”).

Question 3

Personification

Answer 3

Giving human traits to non-human things

• (e.g., “The stars danced”).

Question 4

Alliteration

Answer 4

Repeating the first letter sound

• (e.g., “Peter Piper picked…”).

Question 5

Assonance

Answer 5

Repeating vowel sounds

• (e.g., “The rain in Spain”).

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

Extreme exaggeration

• (e.g., “I’m starving!”).

Question 7

Oxymoron

Answer 7

Two opposite words together

• (e.g., “jumbo shrimp”).

Question 8

Juxtaposition

Answer 8

Placing opposites side by side

• (e.g., “dark and light”).

Question 9

Imagery

Answer 9

Descriptive language that paints a picture.

Question 10

Symbolism

Answer 10

Using one thing to represent another

• (e.g., a heart for love).

Question 11

Irony

Answer 11

Opposite of what’s expected.

Question 12

Repetition

Answer 12

Repeating words for effect.

Question 13

Rhetorical question

Answer 13

A question asked for effect, not an answer

• (e.g., “Who knows?”).

Question 14

Mood

Answer 14

The feeling created in the reader

• (e.g., gloomy, joyful).

Question 15

Tone

Answer 15

The writer’s attitude

• (e.g., serious, funny).

Question 16

Pun

Answer 16

A joke using wordplay

• (e.g., “I’m reading a book on anti-gravity—it’s impossible to put down!”).

Question 17

Allusion

Answer 17

A reference to something well-known

• (e.g., “He’s a real Romeo”).

Question 18

Anaphora

Answer 18

Repeating the start of a sentence

• (e.g., “We shall fight… We shall win…”).

Question 19

Euphemism

Answer 19

A nice way of saying something harsh

• (e.g., “passed away”).

Question 20

Onomatopoeia

Answer 20

Words that sound like their meaning

• (e.g., “buzz,” “bang”).

Question 21

Colloquialism

Answer 21

Everyday language or slang.

Question 22

Listing

Answer 22

A series of items to emphasize quantity or variety

• (e.g., “He packed socks, shoes, and shirts”).

Question 23

Tone shift

Answer 23

A change in the author’s attitude or feeling during the text

• (e.g., from happy to sad).

Question 24

Contrast

Answer 24

Showing opposites to highlight differences

• (e.g., “hot and cold”).

Question 25

Inclusive + Exclusive language

Answer 25

• Words like “we” and “us” that make the reader feel included.
• Words like “they” and “them” that separate or distance a group.

Question 26

Minor sentences

Answer 26

Incomplete sentences that make a point

• (e.g., “Wow!”).

Question 27

Short sentences

Answer 27

Incomplete sentences that make a point (e.g., “Wow!”).

Question 28

Long sentences

Answer 28

Used for detail or to slow down the pace. Adds depth or suspense.

Question 29

Emotive Language

Answer 29

Words that make the reader feel emotions

• (e.g., “horrible,” “beautiful”).

Question 30

Complex Sentences

Answer 30

Sentences with one main idea and a supporting idea

• (e.g., “Although it rained, we walked”).

Question 31

Compound Sentences

Answer 31

Sentences with two main ideas joined by a word like “and” or “but” (e.g., “I ran, and she walked”).